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Article: Designing a Life, Stitch by Stitch

Designing a Life, Stitch by Stitch

How a Spool of Wire Mesh Sparked a Forty-Year Design Journey

Before there were runway finales, embroidered bustiers, or eco gowns crafted from vintage silks—
There was a single belt.
And a girl who saw beauty in forgotten things.

This is the story of how it began:
In a dusty Manhattan trim shop, a stray length of knitted wire mesh caught my eye. I didn’t know it then, but it was the seed of something much larger—a design life rooted in intuition, sustainability, and love for the planet.

What Do I Love? What do I want?

Sometimes a life is built not all at once, but stitch by stitch.

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Designing a Life: Stitch by Stitch

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